Emile Elementary is in the Bastrop ISD and earned a 4/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. Emile Elementary is on MLK Jr. Drive in central Bastrop and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. First opened in 1892, it is one of the oldest schools in Bastrop ISD. Its zone is dominated by Tahitian Village, along with most of Circle D, Pine Forest and several smaller subdivisions, and the entire zone continues to Riverside Middle School and Bastrop High School. The campus received an F (50) in TEA’s 2025-26 ratings, after a C (73) in 2024-25, and TEA identified it for comprehensive support and improvement. This page covers the school’s official ratings and programs, its 2026-27 attendance zone, its feeder schools, and real closed-sales data for homes in the zone from Unlock MLS.
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Emile Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 601 MLK Jr. Dr., Bastrop, TX 78602
- Phone: (512) 772-7620
- School District: Bastrop ISD
- Grades Served: PK–5
- Enrollment: 581 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.8:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Candice Pyles
- School Hours: First bell 7:25 a.m., tardy 7:30 a.m.; bus dismissal 2:55 p.m., car riders 3:00 p.m.
- Mascot: Cubs (school colors maroon and white)
- Opened: 1892
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 4/10 as of September 2026.
Emile Elementary is a Title I campus and one of the oldest schools in Bastrop ISD, first opening its doors in 1892. The school takes its name from Rousseau’s 1762 treatise on education, Emile, and its school song is adapted from the old Emile High School song. The campus is also home to one of Bastrop ISD’s three Child Development Centers, which provide child care for district staff and teen parents. Candice Pyles is principal. Enrollment was 581 in 2025-26, about the same as in 2016, and about 59 percent of students were Hispanic and about half were economically disadvantaged. The campus finished 2021 bond work in 2024, including a redesigned secure front entry, security cameras, a new intercom system, HVAC upgrades, an interior refresh, a flat-roof replacement and improved parent drop-off and bus lanes, and the 2023 bond includes new playground equipment and furniture. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Emile Elementary received an overall F with a score of 50, down from a C (73) in 2024-25. TEA identified the campus for comprehensive support and improvement in 2025-26. It did not earn any distinctions.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): F (50)
- Student Achievement: F, 59 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: F, 54 out of 100 (Academic Growth F/53, Relative Performance F/54)
- Closing the Gaps: F, 30 out of 100
- Improvement Status: Identified for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI)
- Prior Overall Ratings: C (72) in 2021-22, C (72) in 2022-23, D (67) in 2023-24, and C (73) in 2024-25
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. TEA builds the overall score from the better of Student Achievement or School Progress, weighted at 70 percent, plus Closing the Gaps at 30 percent. School Progress itself uses the better of Academic Growth or Relative Performance, which compares results with campuses that have a similar share of economically disadvantaged students.
The 2025-26 decline came across all three domains. A year earlier, in 2024-25, Emile earned a C in School Progress (Academic Growth C/73) and a C (74) in Closing the Gaps, with Student Achievement at a D (69), and the campus had earned a C in three of the four rated years before 2025-26. Bastrop ISD as a whole remained a C in 2025-26. Comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) is the most intensive federal school-improvement identification, which TEA gives to campuses such as those among the lowest-performing 5 percent of Title I campuses; the campus then writes and carries out an improvement plan. Emile was also identified for targeted support and improvement in 2021-22, a federal identification TEA gives a campus when one or more student groups consistently underperform.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Emile Elementary (campus 011901101), 2022 through 2026 rating years (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were released in 2025 after litigation delayed them. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Bastrop ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Emile Elementary
These are the programs Emile Elementary and Bastrop ISD list for this campus. Ask the school for current details.
- Pre-K: Full-day Pre-K for eligible 4-year-olds under the state’s eligibility criteria
- Bilingual education: Bastrop ISD runs a one-way Dual Language Immersion model and an Early Exit Transitional model at its elementary schools, with dual language being phased in one grade per year since 2024-25, plus ESL instruction at every elementary campus
- Gifted and talented: Bastrop ISD identifies and serves GT students from kindergarten; at the elementary level GT students are clustered in a class with a GT-trained teacher
- STARS after-school program: Bastrop ISD’s licensed, district-staffed after-school program, linked from the Emile website, with homework help, recreation and enrichment until 6:00 p.m. (fees apply; see the district’s STARS page)
- Title I: Emile is a Title I campus
- Clubs and activities: Choir for 3rd through 5th graders, the SWAT Team PE leadership club (by invitation), Safety Patrol, and the WATCH D.O.G.S. dad volunteer program
- Child Development Center: One of three Bastrop ISD Child Development Centers, providing child care for district staff and teen parents
For current details on programs, after-school care, or special education, contact Emile Elementary at (512) 772-7620 or visit ees.bisdtx.org.
Where is Emile Elementary School?
Emile Elementary is located at:
601 MLK Jr. Dr.
Bastrop, TX 78602
Emile Elementary Attendance Zone Map
For 2026-27, Emile Elementary’s zone is anchored by Tahitian Village, a large, older subdivision east of Bastrop off SH 71, which accounts for most of the homes in the zone. It also takes in most of Circle D, nearly all of Pine Forest, and smaller subdivisions such as River Meadows, Pine Valley and El Camino Real. Bastrop ISD does not offer an address lookup tool, so check the 2026-2027 elementary attendance zone map on the Bastrop ISD school boundaries and maps page and confirm a specific address with the district.
Circle D is the main split to watch. Most of it is zoned to Emile, but other sections are zoned to Lost Pines Elementary and Mina Elementary, and the Mina sections continue to Bastrop Middle School instead of Riverside Middle School. The current boundaries were adopted by Bastrop ISD trustees in January 2025 and cover the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.
Homes Zoned to Emile Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes in Bastrop ISD sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Emile Elementary’s official 2026-27 attendance zone. Rather than relying on the school name typed into each listing, we geocoded every Bastrop ISD sale and tested it against the district’s own zone maps. That matters because the 2025 rezoning, which came with Adelton’s opening, Colony Oaks and the middle-school conversions, left many listings carrying old school names, and older listings have no Riverside Middle School zone to point to. Tahitian Village accounts for most sales in the zone, followed by Circle D and Pine Forest.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 169 | $410,000 | $228.51 | 99.0% | 39 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 190 | $400,000 | $225.31 | 99.0% | 34 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 185 | $397,000 | $214.04 | 99.0% | 54 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 177 | $395,000 | $209.27 | 98.0% | 78 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each sale was geocoded and matched to Bastrop ISD’s official 2026-27 attendance-zone maps, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school name typed into each listing; 4 Bastrop ISD listings that fell outside every zone, and 3 that could not be located, were left out.
The median sale price for homes in the Emile Elementary zone has fallen, from $410,000 in 2022-23 to $395,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about 3.7%. Median price per square foot moved from $228.51 to $209.27 (-8.4%), so the per-foot picture is softer than three years ago.
Sales volume went from 169 homes in 2022-23 to 177 in the past twelve months. Median days on market rose from 39 to 78 days, and sellers received a median of 98.0% of their final list price over the past year.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 107 | $419,900 | 76 days |
| Active Under Contract | 10 | $399,500 | 74 days |
| Pending | 4 | $334,900 | 72 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Same method as above.
121 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Emile Elementary zone. With 107 active listings against about 15 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 7.3 months of inventory, a buyer-leaning market with room to negotiate.
The median active list price of $419,900 compares with a trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $395,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 76 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Emile Elementary
These are the neighborhoods that make up Emile Elementary’s 2026-27 zone, drawn from MLS sales whose addresses fall inside the official zone map. For an overview of the wider area, see our Bastrop neighborhood guide.
- Tahitian Village: A large, older subdivision east of Bastrop off SH 71 and the biggest neighborhood in the zone by far. All of it is zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School
- Circle D and Circle D East: Split. Most sections are zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School; other sections are zoned to Lost Pines Elementary or Mina Elementary
- Pine Forest: Nearly all zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School
- River Meadows: Entirely zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School
- Pine Valley: Entirely zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School
- El Camino Real: Entirely zoned to Emile, then Riverside Middle School
Feeder Middle and High Schools
The entire Emile Elementary zone continues to Riverside Middle School, formerly Bastrop Intermediate, and then to Bastrop High School. There are no middle or high school splits inside the zone.
Feeder Middle School
- Riverside Middle School
Great Schools Rating: 5/10
Feeder High School
- Bastrop High School
Great Schools Rating: 5/10
Source: Bastrop ISD’s 2026-2027 elementary, middle and high school attendance zone maps (boundaries adopted January 2025), with feeder patterns confirmed by testing MLS sale locations against those maps. Riverside Middle School was formerly Bastrop Intermediate. Feeder patterns can change with future rezoning, so confirm with Bastrop ISD for any specific address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Emile Elementary received an F with a score of 50 in TEA’s 2025-26 ratings, released in August 2026, down from a C (73) in 2024-25. It received a D (67) in 2023-24.
TEA identified Emile for comprehensive support and improvement in 2025-26. It is the most intensive federal school-improvement identification, given to campuses such as those among the lowest-performing 5 percent of Title I campuses, and the campus must write and carry out an improvement plan.
Yes. Emile earned a C in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2024-25, and a D in 2023-24, before the F in 2025-26.
For 2026-27 the zone includes Tahitian Village, most of Circle D, nearly all of Pine Forest, and smaller subdivisions such as River Meadows, Pine Valley and El Camino Real.
No. Most of Circle D is zoned to Emile, but other sections are zoned to Lost Pines Elementary and Mina Elementary. The Mina sections continue to Bastrop Middle School rather than Riverside Middle School, so check the zone maps for any Circle D address.
Bastrop ISD does not offer an address lookup tool. Check the 2026-2027 elementary attendance zone map on the district’s school boundaries and maps page, then confirm the address with Bastrop ISD.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The entire Emile zone continues to Riverside Middle School, formerly Bastrop Intermediate, and then to Bastrop High School.
Emile first opened in 1892 and is one of the oldest schools in Bastrop ISD. It is named for Rousseau’s 1762 treatise on education, Emile.
Candice Pyles is principal of Emile Elementary.
Yes. The Emile website links Bastrop ISD’s STARS after-school program, which runs until 6 p.m., and the campus offers choir for grades 3 to 5, Safety Patrol, the SWAT Team PE leadership club and the WATCH D.O.G.S. dad volunteer program.
Over the past 12 months, 177 single-family homes sold in the Emile Elementary zone at a median price of $395,000, compared with $410,000 three years earlier, a decline of 3.7%.
There are 107 active listings in the Emile Elementary zone with a median list price of $419,900.
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